[Sugar-devel] [IAEP] copy files to/from server

[mokurai at earthtreasury.org]

On Tue, May 17, 2011 3:42 am, Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote:
> How can XOs copy files to/from their Journal with a server? We want
> the ability for teachers to easily make files available for children,
> and for children to upload to the server.

This appears to be a problem for the Devel list. If the server can be made
to appear in the frame in much the same way that an inserted USB drive
appears, this task will be easy. Or I should say, a shared folder on the
server, perhaps one per class or one per child.

I would recommend that you file a feature request on Trac.

> It's not practical to install another server (so an XS is not an
> option). Most schools have a Windows-based server, so they could use
> CIFS files shares. Accessing this is doable through GNOME, but not in
> Sugar with the Journal.
>
> Sridhar Dhanapalan
> Technical Manager
> One Laptop per Child Australia
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